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[High Voltage Electric Power Lines At Sunset] imaginima/iStock via Getty Images Bets against Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:XLU [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLU]) marginally decreased in May compared to the end of April, with AES Corp (AES [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AES]) being the most shorted stock in the sector and Sempra (SRE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SRE]) taking the spot for the least shorted. Average short interest across S&P 500 utilities stocks was 2.35% of shares float at the end of May, slightly down from 2.36% at the end of April. The S&P 500’s Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:XLU [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLU]) was up 8.19% so far this year, outperforming the broader S&P500 market, which gained 2.78% during the same period. STOCKS WITH THE LEAST AND LARGEST SHORT POSITIONS _Average short interest as a percentage of floating shares_ [Ranked by short interest as a percentage of shares float] Seeking Alpha AES Corp (AES [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AES]) had 43.70 million shares sold short as of May 31, or 6.17% of shares float. Evergy (EVRG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EVRG]) was the second-most shorted stock with short interest of 4.72% followed by CenterPoint Energy (CNP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CNP]) with 4.60%, American Electric Power (AEP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AEP]) with 3.92% and WEC Energy Group (WEC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WEC]) with 3.58% and.
Sempra (SRE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SRE]) was the least shorted stock, with 6.58 million shares sold short or 1.01% of the shares float, followed by PG&E (PCG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PCG]) and Duke Energy (DUK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DUK]) with short interest of 1.21% and 1.25% respectively. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS _Average short interest as a percentage of floating shares_ _[Industry wise analysis of utilities sector ]_ Seeking Alpha Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers was the most shorted industry within the sector with 4.84% short interest as of May end, compared to 4.50% a month ago. Gas Utilities stood at the second spot with 3.50% short interest as of the end of May, which increased from 3.33% at the end of April. Multi utilities stocks took the third spot with 2.66% short interest as of May end, compared to 2.49% at the end of March. Bets against the Electric Utilities sector as a whole have decreased to 1.98% at the end of May, compared to 2.11% a month ago.
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Bets against utility stocks marginally decrease in May; AES most shorted
June 14, 2025 01:46 AM AEST | By EODHD
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